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Gatsby Ghost Balsa Theme

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Updated: 12 Aug 2020
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A Feature rich Gatsby theme plugin for creating blogs from Ghost.

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Overview

The Draftbox Gatsby Ghost Balsa Theme is a Gatsby theme plugin that allows users to create blogs from the headless Ghost CMS. It provides a lightning-fast static website by replacing the Ghost handlebars engine with a Gatsby frontend. The theme features the standard Ghost Casper skin and functionality, sourcing all content from a headless Ghost CMS. It is being used at Draftbox to provide a fast and secure frontend for WordPress or Ghost blogs, without the need for coding.

Features

  • Balsa theme by Draftbox
  • SEO optimized
  • Fully responsive
  • Gatsby images
  • Styled 404 page
  • RSS feed
  • AMP Pages
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Form
  • Subscribe Form
  • Social Sharing
  • Composable and extensible

Installation

To install the Draftbox Gatsby Ghost Balsa Theme, follow these steps:

  1. Clone or fork the repository.
  2. Run yarn to install dependencies.
  3. Run yarn workspace example develop to start the example locally.

For further installation instructions specific to integrating the theme plugin into an existing project, refer to the theme specific README.

Summary

The Draftbox Gatsby Ghost Balsa Theme is a powerful tool for turning a Ghost blog into a lightning-fast static website. It offers a range of features that enhance the SEO, responsiveness, and usability of the blog. The theme is easy to install and can be integrated into existing projects seamlessly. With its composable and extensible design, the theme allows for customization and additional functionality. Overall, the Draftbox Gatsby Ghost Balsa Theme is a valuable tool for bloggers looking to improve the performance and user experience of their Ghost CMS-powered websites.